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Vancouver offers to host more World Cup games if US politics and extreme weather is too hot to handle

English pub chain warms up for Women’s Euros with launch of song book

Man City suffer shock Club World Cup exit as Al Hilal “climb Mount Everest”

Textor sacks Botafogo coach after allegedly curtailing influence

Inter out of Club World Cup as Fluminense march on

Kang replaces Textor at OL with Palace’s fate remaining uncertain

FIFPRO sounds health warning over scorching Club World Cup heat

Albania putting infrastructure investment at heart of growth plan

Los Angeles Names 26 Community Champions Ahead of World Cup 2026

Late to the job site, Home Depot joins Club World Cup sponsor roster

Aston Villa to offload women’s team to V Sports parent

Qatar ponders 2029 CWC hosting bid. Spain, Morocco and Brazil declared

UEFA launches joint study into impact of increased player workload

June 1 – Canadian province British Columbia has written to FIFA offering to take on more games at the 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer if a number of US cities currently scheduled to host are deemed inappropriate and dangerous to player and spectator health following the extreme heat conditions that have plagued the current Club World Cup.

Vancouver’s B.C. Place Stadium is scheduled to host seven matches, including two of Canada’s group games and two knockout games.

Euro 2025

July 2 – Here’s something that’s been missing from the women’s game for far too long, and Greene King has just figured it out. While we’ve been debating formations and tactics, someone finally addressed what makes football truly special: the soundtrack that binds fans together in pure, unadulterated passion.

FIFA

July 1 – Al Hilal pulled off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup with a pulsating 4-3 extra-time win over Manchester City in Florida, sending Pep Guardiola’s side crashing out in the quarter-finals.

News

July 1 – Botafogo head coach Renato Paiva has been sacked just five months into the job, reportedly for refusing to allow club owner John Textor to interfere in team selection.

FIFA

July 1 – Inter Milan’s Club World Cup campaign came to a limp end on Monday evening as Fluminense secured a 2-0 win in Charlotte, knocking the Nerazurri out at the Round of 16 stage and sending a second Brazilian club into the quarter-finals.

Europe

July 1 – Michelle Kang has taken over at troubled French club Olympique Lyonnais, which under the ownership of John Textor has been relegated to Ligue 2 on a provisional basis by domestic financial watchdog the DNCG over financial irregularities.

FIFA

July 1 – World players’ union FIFPRO has sounded another warning to FIFA over the intense heat at the Club World Cup, demanding longer half-time breaks and more cooling pauses.

Europe

July 1 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has implemented one of the largest historical investment programs in sports infrastructure during the last season, with a total of approximately €8.5 million spent on various projects throughout the country.

FIFA

July 1 – With exactly one year until Los Angeles hosts eight FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, including the U.S. Men’s National Team opener, the city has unveiled its 26 Community Champions – local nonprofit organisations using soccer to drive meaningful change across the region.

Club World Cup 2025

June 30 – Despite the Club World Cup having completed its group stage and entered the last 16 knockout, FIFA has announced another sponsor partner in home improvement retailer The Home Depot, which becomes an Official Partner in North America.

Finance

June 30 – Aston Villa are to sell their women’s team to V Sports, the club’s parent company, in a move designed to help comply with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability regulations (PSR). The deal, while undisclosed in value, is expected to ease the financial strain that has impacted Villa in recent transfer windows.

FIFA

June 30 – Qatar is considering a bid to stage the 2029 Club World Cup.

Europe

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

June 29 – With the Club World Cup now in the last 16 stages and European clubs dominating, UEFA, supported by the European Club Association, European Leagues and FIFPRO Europe, has launched a “scientific and data-driven” study into player workload and welfare.

World Cup 2026